A non-power hitting backup catcher, Having reached the majors in 1920 with the St. Louis Browns, appearing in one game with them. He spent the next three seasons out of professional baseball before returning to the majors with the Boston Red Sox in 1924-25. After spending 1926–27 with the minor league Toledo Mud Hens, he returned to the Red Sox in 1928-30. His most productive season came in 1929 with Boston, when he posted career highs in batting average (.319) and runs batted in (23) in 76 games played.\n', '

After the 1930 season, he was claimed on waivers by the Philadelphia Athletics, for whom he played in 1931-32. He hit his only major league home run for the A\'s on June 13, 1931 against his old team, the Browns, and pitcher Lefty Stewart.\n', '

In 1933, he returned to the minor leagues once again with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He continued to play on and off in the minors until 1946. From 1940 to 1942, he served as player-manager of the Salisbury Giants of the North Carolina State League.\n', '

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